The Covid-19 Thread: News, Preparation Tips, Etc

InchHighPrivateEye

Well-Known Member
My husband gets a haircut every Wednesday. As everything in our city is shutting down-casinos, restaurants, bars, non essential stores, gyms, EVERYTHING...as we have 5 positives in the city that hasn’t performed many tests and is down the street from a city with 8 deaths and we are being urged not to leave home...he went to get his haircut. I’m kind of baffled.

People’s refusal to do something as simple as stay home unless you have to is BAFFLING to me.
 

Dellas

Well-Known Member
https://fortune.com/2020/03/19/coronavirus-trump-states-governors-medical-supplies-fema/?!


Trump outbid state government desperate for supplies.


President Donald Trump’s directive for governors to buy their own medical supplies to fight the coronavirus has run into a big problem—the federal government.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker told Trump during a video conference on Thursday that his state three times lost out to the federal government on purchases of critical supplies, creating an awkward moment during the made-for-TV event at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington.


“I’ve got a feeling that if someone has the chance to sell to you and to sell to me, I am going to lose on every one of those,” a sheepish-sounding Baker told Trump, who chuckled at the remark.

The president replied he still wants governors to seek out their own medical equipment, like protective gear for doctors and nurses as well as respirators, but acknowledged the federal government has greater buying power than any state.

“Prices are always a component of that also. And maybe that’s why you lost to the feds, OK, that’s probably why,” Trump said.

At Trump’s request, Vice President Mike Pence responded that “we want to facilitate all the states and the health care providers in your states to be able to access that supply chain as it becomes more robust.”

When New Mexico’s governor raised similar concerns later in the call, Trump said he would ask FEMA to ensure there were no conflicts with purchases in the future.

Trump earlier Thursday repeated his belief that the onus should be on the states—and not the federal government—to obtain needed equipment to combat the pandemic, saying his administration is not a “shipping clerk” for the supplies that could potentially save lives.
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
The US Fortune 500 companies and the Government need to accept their part in why the US is under-prepared for such a crisis.

They need to stop blaming China.

Due to the capitalist corporate structure and need for excessive profits, they allowed essential things (medicines) that shouldn’t be manufactured outside the US in a large capacity to be left in a nation that for more than half the time there is always some political/social crisis or tension between the two nations.

Also..... how many viral scares have being traced to China and still nothing serious has been done to boost this nation’s medical infrastructure in response to future crisis?

Wasn’t there an article on how the current Pres. refused test kits from WHO for this particular virus and a contract was awarded to “a company” from someone in his circle to produce the test, which wasn’t very effective?

Greedy wicked people who are always willing to sacrifice the masses for money.


@NijaG said:
"Greedy wicked people who are always willing to sacrifice the masses for money."

I respond with a resounding:






Cliff Notes of this article that is pasted below:

  1. Lies to public about real situation but knows the virus is AGGRESSIVE.
  2. Sells his stocks using inside information based upon what HE knows about real situation three weeks before 1st person dies in US of coronavirus. He sold 1.6 million in two different transactions.
  3. Tells his rich friends the real situation and they do the same.
  4. Avoids 30% loss in stocks that most other investors experienced.
  5. This practice by government officials using inside information is NOT ILLEGAL.
  6. Has cash to buy stocks at low price that uninformed investors have sold. (From Chicoro, not in article)
  7. Holds on to those cheaply bought stocks until the market goes up and makes a killing, figuratively and literally (From Chicoro, not in article).
  8. Huge transfer of wealth to 1% happens AGAIN where little guy loses his money. (From Chicoro, not in article)

Posted on Thu, Mar 19th, 2020 by Jason Easley
Sen. Richard Burr Dumped $1.6 Million In Stock Before The Market Crashed Using Coronavirus Inside Info
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Via ProPublica:

Soon after he offered public assurances that the government was ready to battle the coronavirus, the powerful chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Richard Burr, sold off a significant percentage of his stocks, unloading between $582,029 and $1.56 million of his holdings on Feb. 13 in 29 separate transactions.

As the head of the intelligence committee, Burr, a North Carolina Republican, has access to the government’s most highly classified information about threats to America’s security. His committee was receiving daily coronavirus briefings around this time.

Burr is also in the news for warning a group of his political donors to prepare for the coronavirus three weeks before the first death in the United States. As he was making public comments downplaying the impact of the virus, Sen. Burr was dumping his stock and privately warning his donors to prepare for the worst.

Believe it or not, Sen. Burr’s activities were not illegal. There is no law against members of Congress using information that they gain through their position in the stock market. Burr is not one of the richest members of the Senate, but he was still able to avoid a 30% stock loss by using information that other investors didn’t have.


It’s not fair, and it is a practice the needs to be made illegal.


@MamaBear2012 Thanks for this huge clue and confirmation of the missing piece for me!
 
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Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
Ladies,

Don't get distracted by the pettiness going on in the news.

Stay calm. Think straight. Strategize. YOU are already experts at doing this whether you realize it or not! Racism and its daily, barrages that come out of nowhere on a daily basis, heightens and sharpens your coping skills and fortifies you. That's what you need in times of crisis. YOU already have it. Recognize your ability, affirm it and know it to be true.

Focus on yourselves, your family and your neighbors. You've been training your entire lives. You are ready. This is about coping, thinking straight and strategically, getting what you need even when you are purposely left out, lied to, cheated and mistreated. This is about being successfully when the situation is not fair. Sound familiar? You are ready.


Get your food. Get your supplies. Protect your elders and isolate them. Have your emergency plan A, B and C in place. Make sure you have your medicines.

  • Prepare and practice your plan on how you will address the situation if someone gets sick in your house but does not need the hospital. Prepare a room and bathroom in your house if you have the space. Remove stuff out the room and strip it down to the essentials of the room so you and or the mildly sick person can keep the area clean easily. Ideally, if you have it, use a room with NO CARPETING on the floor.

  • Prepare and practice your plan, write it down, in the case someone needs medical care. The purpose is to not to be panicked and to be ready. Which driving route will you take? At what point will you decide to go to the hospital? What indicators will you use? Do you have a call tree in place to check on family members to communicate information quickly and efficiently. Write it down and share your plan with your family.

  • Stay out of crowds. It's not enough to stay away from only visibly sick people. Everybody is suspect.

  • Do not do any non-essential shopping or going out.

  • There is a coming surge of the virus that will present that will probably hit around April 1st, 2020 in the US. I have no inside information. I am just observing from my perch in quarantined, locked down France.
 
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Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
Federal Student Loans Interest Being Waived for Extended Period Due to Corona Virus




@NaturalEnigma
shared this in the 2020 Financial Freedom Thread, post #312:

"Not sure if this belongs here but I went online to view my federal student loans and it said on the website due to the Corona Virus pandemic they are waiving the interest for an extended period of time. :bouncy: I’m so happy becuase my student loan balance is high and I accrue almost $500 a month in interest. That’s money I could either save or apply to my principle. My plan is to do a little bit of both. They said this might go on until the end of the year."


LHCF Link:
https://longhaircareforum.com/threads/2020-financial-freedom.847441/page-11#post-25446839




 
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Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
One family has 7 members sick and 4 died from the coronavirus. This is in the USA. Just saw it on the news. I cannot sleep.

You are prepared, @Ganjababy . You are protected. You have to realize that! Perhaps it is a blessing that you were not able to obtain an opportunity in nursing and that particular doorway has been closed to you, for now. That clearly says to me that you have another path to take, another door in which to go through for the benefit of you and for the benefit of others. You may be called to some other equally important purpose.


Here's a people article on the story @Ganjababy provided for us:

3 Members of New Jersey Family Die from Coronavirus as 4 More Are Hospitalized
"They can’t even mourn the way you would," a representative for the family said

By Benjamin VanHoose
March 19, 2020 09:19 AM
One family is weathering three tragedies due to coronavirus in a matter of days.

On Wednesday, 73-year-old Grace Fusco died after catching COVID-19, according to The New York Times. Grace was the matriarch of a big New Jersey family — she had 11 kids and 27 grandkids — and her death came hours after her son Carmine Fusco and days after her daughter Rita Jackson both died, both testing positive for the coronavirus.

A relative told the outlet that four more of Grace’s children are currently hospitalized with coronavirus, and about 20 other family members are quarantined in their homes.

“If they’re not on a respirator, they’re quarantined. It is so pitiful,” a representative for the family told the Times. “They can’t even mourn the way you would.”

For the Fusco family, the virus is believed to have originated at a dinner gathering that was attended by someone who had contact with a man infected with COVID-19, said Judith M. Persichilli, state health commissioner, according to the Times.

https://people.com/health/3-members...-from-coronavirus-as-4-more-are-hospitalized/
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
Fyi.
My throat started tingling/felt like something was in it last night. So I ended up taking 2 tbsp of Apple cider vinegar four times a day mixed in a little water or juice, 2-3000mg vit c 4x day. Gargled with warm salt water with vinegar 3x a day. Half tab of zinc twice a day.
After a few hours I would start to feel the tingling again so doing this 4 x daily helped to spread it throughout the day compared to 3x and it stopped the tingling.

I will taper this down over the next day or two.

Take care of yourself. Keep us posted.
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
I feel as if I am in a NIGHTMARE.

That's okay to feel that way. One thing about you vester, you see with crystal clear vision. You can analyze anything and see around and through things with your observations. Use that talent to help us. You have to stay focused and calm so your information can come through, like it usually does. We are depending on you!
 

Ganjababy

Well-Known Member
I am getting anxious. I had a driving test today and the driving test centres have been cancelling the tests every morning. This week.

I see jobs coming up for emergency room nurses in my area. The hospital I was going for a job fair to next week emailed me to tell me they were cancelling the fair due to the virus but told me told they would be posting new jobs on their website yesterday and I should apply. I am thinking of applying. DH said he will not be driving me to the hospital to work if I get a job.


Just heard on the news that they expect 1/2 of California to get it! So I guess the news is the same for everywhere else. I just cannot believe all of this.

thanks for being so positive and thanks for all the information. It’s all been a great help.

You are prepared, @Ganjababy . You are protected. You have to realize that! Perhaps it is a blessing that you were not able to obtain an opportunity in nursing and that particular doorway has been closed to you, for now. That clearly says to me that you have another path to take, another door in which to go through for the benefit of you and for the benefit of others. You may be called to some other equally important purpose.


Here's a people article on the story @Ganjababy provided for us:

3 Members of New Jersey Family Die from Coronavirus as 4 More Are Hospitalized
"They can’t even mourn the way you would," a representative for the family said

By Benjamin VanHoose
March 19, 2020 09:19 AM
One family is weathering three tragedies due to coronavirus in a matter of days.

On Wednesday, 73-year-old Grace Fusco died after catching COVID-19, according to The New York Times. Grace was the matriarch of a big New Jersey family — she had 11 kids and 27 grandkids — and her death came hours after her son Carmine Fusco and days after her daughter Rita Jackson both died, both testing positive for the coronavirus.

A relative told the outlet that four more of Grace’s children are currently hospitalized with coronavirus, and about 20 other family members are quarantined in their homes.

“If they’re not on a respirator, they’re quarantined. It is so pitiful,” a representative for the family told the Times. “They can’t even mourn the way you would.”

For the Fusco family, the virus is believed to have originated at a dinner gathering that was attended by someone who had contact with a man infected with COVID-19, said Judith M. Persichilli, state health commissioner, according to the Times.

https://people.com/health/3-members...-from-coronavirus-as-4-more-are-hospitalized/
 

Layluh

Well-Known Member
https://fortune.com/2020/03/19/coronavirus-trump-states-governors-medical-supplies-fema/?!


Trump outbid state government desperate for supplies.


President Donald Trump’s directive for governors to buy their own medical supplies to fight the coronavirus has run into a big problem—the federal government.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker told Trump during a video conference on Thursday that his state three times lost out to the federal government on purchases of critical supplies, creating an awkward moment during the made-for-TV event at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington.


“I’ve got a feeling that if someone has the chance to sell to you and to sell to me, I am going to lose on every one of those,” a sheepish-sounding Baker told Trump, who chuckled at the remark.

The president replied he still wants governors to seek out their own medical equipment, like protective gear for doctors and nurses as well as respirators, but acknowledged the federal government has greater buying power than any state.

“Prices are always a component of that also. And maybe that’s why you lost to the feds, OK, that’s probably why,” Trump said.

At Trump’s request, Vice President Mike Pence responded that “we want to facilitate all the states and the health care providers in your states to be able to access that supply chain as it becomes more robust.”

When New Mexico’s governor raised similar concerns later in the call, Trump said he would ask FEMA to ensure there were no conflicts with purchases in the future.

Trump earlier Thursday repeated his belief that the onus should be on the states—and not the federal government—to obtain needed equipment to combat the pandemic, saying his administration is not a “shipping clerk” for the supplies that could potentially save lives.

Wow! I didn't know he was making states order their own supplies. But we've sctually received a few shipments from the feds. Im not sure exactly what, ill try to pay more attention to how much we get from the feds vs state.

See I was wondering why we were getting weird stuff like hospital gowns and boot covers. Like yeah its the police dept for Texas medical center but we don't own any hospitals outright and besides we ended up handing everything off to Houston police dept.
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
I am getting anxious. I had a driving test today and the driving test centres have been cancelling the tests every morning. This week.

I see jobs coming up for emergency room nurses in my area. The hospital I was going for a job fair to next week emailed me to tell me they were cancelling the fair due to the virus but told me told they would be posting new jobs on their website yesterday and I should apply. I am thinking of applying. DH said he will not be driving me to the hospital to work if I get a job.


Just heard on the news that they expect 1/2 of California to get it! So I guess the news is the same for everywhere else. I just cannot believe all of this.

thanks for being so positive and thanks for all the information. It’s all been a great help.



You will make the best decision for you. Do it calmly, with a focus of love of self.
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
Wow! I didn't know he was making states order their own supplies. But we've sctually received a few shipments from the feds. Im not sure exactly what, ill try to pay more attention to how much we get from the feds vs state.

See I was wondering why we were getting weird stuff like hospital gowns and boot covers. Like yeah its the police dept for Texas medical center but we don't own any hospitals outright and besides we ended up handing everything off to Houston police dept.

Good intel! Keep it coming.
 

sheanu

Well-Known Member

I'm really sick of these people. The rich and powerful in this country, from Trump on down, are really proving they don't care about the masses... given the injustices going on right now and the fact that this is presenting itself to be an issue of class disparity rather than just race, and these white people are buying up guns left and right, coronavirus could end up not being the only thing that claims lives in the near future. Wait till that white man rage kicks in.

These white people only voted in Trump cuz they thought he could do something for them. If they actually use this time away from work to think about how much they've LOST since he came in office and to read on what he and his rich friends have done during this black swan event (thanks for sharing @Chicoro ) this will be a mess.
 
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SoniT

Well-Known Member
I've decided to limit my COVID-19 news consumption because it's giving me anxiety. l'm becoming a hypochondriac and thinking that I might have the virus every time I cough or sneeze. I hate feeling that way. Yesterday I had the TV on MSNBC on while I was working at home. Not good. Today I'll listen to music instead.
 

Peppermynt

Defying Gravity
This is so sad. Republicans profiting from tragedy while the rest of us watch our life savings get decimated.

And I bet if the federal government buys up all the medical equipment and supplies that idiot will pick and choose which states get it based on who voted for him.

It’s not new news nor unexpected but I think I’m at the point where the whole planet should just be thrown away. :cry3:
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
My observations based upon no verified data.

Take this information with a grain of salt. My logic may just be stupid.
I have no formal data, only my observations. So what I am saying could be a bunch of hooey and crap. Or, it may afford you some useful information.

My Observations:
I understand the virus has hot spots on the West Coast. Based upon my observations of the hot spots of the outbreaks around the world, I think that New York is going to have the highest and fastest surge. Then, the wave may move from East to West.

New York is the 3rd or 4th most populated state, depending upon which source you reference.

  1. California
  2. Texas
  3. New York
  4. Florida

But, it may be the largest port of entry for people legal and illegal and trafficked people.

Although Latin American people and South American people come through the US border on the West Coast, the majority of South Americans head to Western and Central Europe, which is the current epicenters for the surges in the virus.

I am talking about people who are clandestine and undocumented. I believe these undocumented people pose the greatest threat. Not because they are bad people, but because it is hard to identify them and track them and test them. Italy has never found "patient zero". They have only found "patient one" who I believe may have been a 30 year old male.

Why do I say this? Because the maps of human trafficking match, and could be overlayed over the the hotspots in the world.

Notice the flows and destinations of human trafficking:






Look at the a screen shot of the early John Hopkins interactive map:




You can see a correlation between this map's hot spots and the destinations and of the trafficking map. China has three (3) inflows to the destination areas, which were the initial hot spots for the Covid-19. This correlation could be mere coincidence and it could be correlation with no real meaning.


This is why I feel that there will be a surge in cases on the East Coast. Then, that wave will move across the US to the the West Coast, with California, Texas, Florida and Illinois being impacted by their own waves and surges.
 
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Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
I've decided to limit my COVID-19 news consumption because it's giving me anxiety. l'm becoming a hypochondriac and thinking that I might have the virus every time I cough or sneeze. I hate feeling that way. Yesterday I had the TV on MSNBC on while I was working at home. Not good. Today I'll listen to music instead.

Good decision! Give yourself the care you need.
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
This is so sad. Republicans profiting from tragedy while the rest of us watch our life savings get decimated.

And I bet if the federal government buys up all the medical equipment and supplies that idiot will pick and choose which states get it based on who voted for him.

It’s not new news nor unexpected but I think I’m at the point where the whole planet should just be thrown away. :cry3:

Great observation, disconcerting if true, but a great observation. And we need to be prepared and ready for this, NOT surprised by this if it happens. I told ya'll you are best equipped. Look at how you are seeing things and how you understand and help one another.

Cry your tears, dry your eyes and when you are composed and ready, come back again and continue to provide contributions!
 
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Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
The Advantage of Us Loving to Smell Good!​

A huge advantage of us being hyper consumers of beauty products is that we love us some soaps and body washes and smelling good and keeping clean. There are ingrained habits in our community such as cleanliness and washing your hands. None of that blowing your nose at the dinner table, for many of us.

Hang in there, Ladies. Keep thinking clearly, keep the fear at bay. Focus on your safety and that of your family.

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You may not have all the information. That takes courage and faith to navigate. But you have many advantages that will serve you and those around you very well, that will come to the forefront, as things continue to peak. Do not succumb to hopelessness and fear.

You. Are. Equipped.

It's time for that magic to exude from our pores.

Sprinkle time!
 
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Ganjababy

Well-Known Member
:confused:
https://fortune.com/2020/03/19/coronavirus-trump-states-governors-medical-supplies-fema/?!


Trump outbid state government desperate for supplies.


President Donald Trump’s directive for governors to buy their own medical supplies to fight the coronavirus has run into a big problem—the federal government.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker told Trump during a video conference on Thursday that his state three times lost out to the federal government on purchases of critical supplies, creating an awkward moment during the made-for-TV event at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington.


“I’ve got a feeling that if someone has the chance to sell to you and to sell to me, I am going to lose on every one of those,” a sheepish-sounding Baker told Trump, who chuckled at the remark.

The president replied he still wants governors to seek out their own medical equipment, like protective gear for doctors and nurses as well as respirators, but acknowledged the federal government has greater buying power than any state.

“Prices are always a component of that also. And maybe that’s why you lost to the feds, OK, that’s probably why,” Trump said.

At Trump’s request, Vice President Mike Pence responded that “we want to facilitate all the states and the health care providers in your states to be able to access that supply chain as it becomes more robust.”

When New Mexico’s governor raised similar concerns later in the call, Trump said he would ask FEMA to ensure there were no conflicts with purchases in the future.

Trump earlier Thursday repeated his belief that the onus should be on the states—and not the federal government—to obtain needed equipment to combat the pandemic, saying his administration is not a “shipping clerk” for the supplies that could potentially save lives.
 

Jmartjrmd

Well-Known Member
I've decided to limit my COVID-19 news consumption because it's giving me anxiety. l'm becoming a hypochondriac and thinking that I might have the virus every time I cough or sneeze. I hate feeling that way. Yesterday I had the TV on MSNBC on while I was working at home. Not good. Today I'll listen to music instead.

I'm a very anxious type especially since my husbands death and everything that came with it.
I've found some calming power in pilates. Before I tried it months ago I didnt put much stock in what it did for the mind.
I also love adult coloring books. Very relaxing.
Finally reading and crafting keep me busy. I keep up with the news but dont worry as much as I originally did.
Hope you get yo feeling better soon.
 

SoniT

Well-Known Member
I'm a very anxious type especially since my husbands death and everything that came with it.
I've found some calming power in pilates. Before I tried it months ago I didnt put much stock in what it did for the mind.
I also love adult coloring books. Very relaxing.
Finally reading and crafting keep me busy. I keep up with the news but dont worry as much as I originally did.
Hope you get yo feeling better soon.
Thanks for the tips! Exercising definitely helps me. I just finished my morning workout. I also watch lighthearted sitcoms before going to bed at night. The news is so depressing and overwhelming. Seeing Trump on those daily press briefings doesn't help either.
 

Lilac87

Well-Known Member
Hang in there, Ladies. Keep thinking clearly, keep the fear at bay. Focus on your safety and that of your family.

Edited to say:
You may not have all the information. That takes courage and faith to navigate. But you have many advantages that will serve you and those around you very well, that will come to the forefront, as things continue to peak. Do not succumb to hopelessness and fear.

You. Are. Equipped.

It's time for that magic to exude from our pores.

Sprinkle time!

LOVE THIS and your spirit! Thank you so much for this reminder!!

yesterday was a nice break from the news for me. i feel more clearheaded and in better spirits. If you are feeling anxious or worried, I truly encourage you to try it, even if for a few hours.

I also had a thought- the coronavirus infections and deaths may be underreported but perhaps the amount of recoveries are too.
 

meka72

Well-Known Member
Came across this immune boosting recipe. I usually don’t have all the ingredients to make special concoctions but have everything to make this.

Turmeric Immunity Broth

Ingredients
• 2 quarts high-quality chicken bone broth
• 4 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger
• 1 Tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons ground turmeric (or 1 Tablespoon grated fresh turmeric root)
• 1/2 teaspoon minced or grated fresh garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (see note)
• Generous pinch of black pepper
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• Raw or manuka honey, for serving


Instructions
• Put all of the ingredients (except for the honey) into the insert pot of your Instant Pot. If you don't have an Instant Pot, you can put them into a medium sized pot on the stove.
• Seal the pressure cooker, making sure the steam valve is set to "sealing" and set it for high pressure for 1 minute.
• Alternately, you can simmer the mixture on the stove for 15-20 minutes.
• When it's finished, wait a few minutes before releasing the steam in case any decides to splatter out of the steam valve.
• Taste, and add more salt if you think it needs it.
• Ladle into mugs and serve hot with a drizzle of honey if you like.
Notes

Nat's Note: The salt content will depend on whether your bone broth is salted. For unsalted broth, 1 1/2 teaspoons of sea salt works well. For unsalted, I'd add 1/2 teaspoon and the taste before adding more.
I highly encourage you to make your own bone broth -- especially if you have an Instant Pot. It's so easy. Check out my tutorial here: Instant Pot Chicken Bone Broth.

https://www.perrysplate.com/2020/03/turmeric-immunity-broth.html
 
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